It may be said over time some weeds have grown in the garden. Would it be wise to clear cut the entire crop or know the how to care for better return on labor ?
Is it a sin if we never knew better ? Well you would not be hearing we are chosen or possibly not even be able to communicate. Yet we are capable to know right from wrong. Thereby not affording ignorance yet requiring grace.
Your metaphor is poetic, but misguided. This is not about tending a garden. This is about pulling up poisonous roots that have spread across centuries and calling it righteousness. Some weeds are not just invasive, they are toxic. They choke out the truth and feed off ignorance. You do not preserve a corrupt system hoping it will yield better fruit next season. You rip it out.
As for sin, it is not about what you did not know. It is about what you choose to ignore once you do know. We are not judged by what we are told about being “chosen” or by religious slogans repeated in ritualistic self-delusion. We are judged by what we do with the truth once it is placed in front of us. Ignorance is no longer an excuse in the age of information. Grace is not a license for apathy.
Right and wrong are not blurry lines for those who are awake. They are clear, but inconvenient. And many would rather keep dreaming than face the consequences of waking up.
It may be said over time some weeds have grown in the garden. Would it be wise to clear cut the entire crop or know the how to care for better return on labor ?
Is it a sin if we never knew better ? Well you would not be hearing we are chosen or possibly not even be able to communicate. Yet we are capable to know right from wrong. Thereby not affording ignorance yet requiring grace.
Your metaphor is poetic, but misguided. This is not about tending a garden. This is about pulling up poisonous roots that have spread across centuries and calling it righteousness. Some weeds are not just invasive, they are toxic. They choke out the truth and feed off ignorance. You do not preserve a corrupt system hoping it will yield better fruit next season. You rip it out.
As for sin, it is not about what you did not know. It is about what you choose to ignore once you do know. We are not judged by what we are told about being “chosen” or by religious slogans repeated in ritualistic self-delusion. We are judged by what we do with the truth once it is placed in front of us. Ignorance is no longer an excuse in the age of information. Grace is not a license for apathy.
Right and wrong are not blurry lines for those who are awake. They are clear, but inconvenient. And many would rather keep dreaming than face the consequences of waking up.
Veritas lux mea.